Attachment for ink-bottles.



No. 644,540. Patented Feb. 27, I900;-

E. J. ROBINSON.

ATTACHMENT FOR INK BOTTLES.

(Application filed. Sept. 19, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD J. ROBINSON, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

ATTACHMENT FOR INK-BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,540, dated February2'7, 1900,

Apnlioation filed $eptember 19,1899. Serial No. 731,024. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. ROBINSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Santa Monica, in the county of Los Angeles, State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Attachment for Ink-Bottles,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to attachments for common ink-bottles; and theobjects thereof are to provide a simple and inexpensive attachment thatwill retain the cork attached to the bottle when it is open, so that itwill not rest upon the desk and soil the same, and also provide a restor rack for the penholders. I accomplish these objects by means of themechanism described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of myattachment before the same is bent in shape and attached to the bottle.Fig. 2 is aside view of an inkbottle with my attachment placed thereon.

My attachment consists of the band A, surrounding the neck of the bottleand is stamped out of sheet-tin or other flexible metal. It has a hole Bat one end, through which tongue C is passed in putting the band aroundthe neck of the bottle D and is held in place thereon by being bent backupon itself, as shown in Fig. 2.

E E are strips projecting at right angles to the band A and are turnedto form supporting-clamps to hold a penholder. There may be one or moreof these clamps, as desired. F is a strip also at right angles to bandA, having in the end thereof a hole H, through which string I isfastened. The other end of string I is fastened to cork J. It should beof a sufiicient length to prevent the cork from resting on the desk, andthereby prevent the ink, which usually adheres to the cork, fromstaining the desk.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-- 1. An attachment for ink-bottles, comprising aband surrounding the neck of the bottle, having a holeat one end and atongue at the other; strips projecting at right angles from said band,said strips forming a clamp adapted to hold a penholder therein, theband being attached to the bottle and a cork-holding string attached atone end to the cork and the other end to the band, substantially asdescribed herein.

2. An attachment for ink-bottles, comprising band A having hole C in oneend and tongue B at the other, for securing same to the neck of abottle, and strips E at right angles thereto forming penholder-clamps.

3. As anew article of manufacture, the

herein-described blank, composed of the strap A, provided at one endwith the hole B and at the other end with the tongue C adjusted in widthto snugly fit in the hole B, the blank having lateral projections E toform penholder-supports, and the cork-holding projection F having hole Hto receive a string.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed myname, this 12th day of September,1899,atLos Angeles, California.

EDWARD J. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

G. E. HARPHAM, M. MOGINNIs.

